United Water and Jersey City Agree to 10-Year Water Contract
Source: Centre Daily Times, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
United Water announced today that the company has been awarded a new contract to operate the City of Jersey City, New Jersey's water system for the next 10 years. Under the terms of the agreement, United Water will manage the treatment plant, watershed, aqueduct, and distribution system and provide customer service, meter reading and billing services. The final contract terms have been submitted to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Local Finance Board for review and approval.
United Water, whose current contract ends January 31, 2008, has operated the Jersey City facilities through a public-private partnership since 1996.